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'''Derrick G. Sherwin''' (born in {{w|High Wycombe}}, [[England]]) was [[script editor]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' to ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''. He was then [[producer]] from ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' to ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', overseeing the transition from [[Patrick Troughton]]'s [[Second Doctor]] to [[Jon Pertwee]]'s [[Third Doctor]], the production's conversion from monochrome to colour, and the re-tooling of the series to a one of Earth-bound, present-day adventures. ([[DOC]]: ''[[The UNIT Family]]'') | '''Derrick G. Sherwin''' (born [[16 April (people)|16 April]] [[1936 (people)|1936]] in {{w|High Wycombe}}, [[England]])<ref>[http://howold.co/derrick-sherwin How Old]</ref> was [[script editor]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' to ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''. He was then [[producer]] from ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' to ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', overseeing the transition from [[Patrick Troughton]]'s [[Second Doctor]] to [[Jon Pertwee]]'s [[Third Doctor]], the production's conversion from monochrome to colour, and the re-tooling of the series to a one of Earth-bound, present-day adventures. ([[DOC]]: ''[[The UNIT Family]]'') | ||
Sherwin is also an actor, with a several roles on television in the 1950s and 1960s. He made a cameo appearance in ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' as a [[UNIT commissionaire (Spearhead from Space)|UNIT commissionaire]]. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Down to Earth (documentary)|Down to Earth]]'') | Sherwin is also an actor, with a several roles on television in the 1950s and 1960s. He made a cameo appearance in ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' as a [[UNIT commissionaire (Spearhead from Space)|UNIT commissionaire]]. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Down to Earth (documentary)|Down to Earth]]'') | ||
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Since the deaths of [[Peter Bryant]] and [[Barry Letts]], Sherwin is the earliest surviving producer of ''Doctor Who''. Indeed, he and [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] are the only two producers of the "classic series" still living. | Since the deaths of [[Peter Bryant]] and [[Barry Letts]], Sherwin is the earliest surviving producer of ''Doctor Who''. Indeed, he and [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] are the only two producers of the "classic series" still living. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||